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Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organisation: An action guide

… � Overfishing and stock depletion, � Destruction of marine species, habitats and ecosystems, � Taking of … of fish and the complexity of legal jurisdictions over marine living resources: � Subsidisation of fleets and … 13 6 E.g. it is estimated that in West Africa, the fishery sector provides on average 20% of the region’s …
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Aquaculture: responsible practices and certification

… the Spanish Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM) or the European Federation of … the Spanish Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs or the European Federation of Aquaculture … for Responsible Fisheries, 1995; FAO: http://www.fao.org/fishery/ccrf/en © Pablo Sánchez Aquaculture Responsible …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… Powers 118 9.2.2 Under-representation of Coastal and Marine Protected Areas 121 9.2.3 Relationship Between Strict … Spain) 140 10.2.6 Tropical Forests and Coastal and Marine Wetland Complexes (Sian Ka'an, Mexico) 142 11 Other … Hadejia-Jama'are wetlands in Nigeria provide a floodplain fishery harvest of 4,000-5,000 tonnes per year, whilst the …
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Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

… 14 Schedules 207 Part III, Chapter 2: Special issues for marine protected areas 209 Introduction 209 1 Historical perspective 210 2 Marine features requiring special attention 211 2.1 Special … have under other legislation (for example, forest or fishery reserves, water catchment areas, community conserved …
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Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 – 2012

… a serious escalation in rhino poaching; Costa Rica on marine turtle conservation; Argentina concerning draft … neglected taxa: Prominence of hitherto under- represented marine, freshwater, plants and invertebrate species … across the globe. Membership includes biologists, fishery managers, taxonomists, conservation workers in …
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Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases

… loss #9. Andersson, J. E. C., & Ngazi, Z. (1995). 'Marine resource use and the establishment of a marine park: Mafia Island, Tanzania', Ambio 24 (7-8):475-481 … biomass and harvest increase after an area of the fishery is set aside and protected from exploitation. …
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Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance

… particular territory; lack of recognition that coastal and marine wetland types such as mangroves and coral reefs fall … System for Wetland Type: a) They may occur as a Marine/coastal wetland under categories I (intertidal … (anaerobic) substrates. 35. Mangroves occur under Marine/Coastal Wetlands: I (Intertidal forested wetlands) in …
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Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives

… necessary to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marine environment resulting from the use of technologies … of species, alien or new, to a particular part of the marine environment, which may cause significant and harmful … [The Partner States shall] manage, develop and utilize Fishery resources of the Basin in accordance with the …
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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… Chapter 8 - Ecosystem-based Adaptation in the Seaflower Marine Protected Area, 99 San Andres Archipelago, Colombia A … Climate Warming and Disease Risks for Terrestrial and Marine Biota. Science 296:2158–2162. Heller, N.E. and E.S. … of fish ponds will reduce dependence on natural fishery systems which are largely overfished and degraded due …
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Illicit wildlife trafficking: An environmental economic and social issue

… The estimated global value of illegally caught fishery products is approximately €10 billion per year. … are getting through. c) Case study: Cross-over crimes and marine fisheries There is no doubt that legal, sustainably … can take the form of illegal fishing, directly impacting marine biodiversity, food security, livelihoods and economies …
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